System information
101Chapter 6 Managing Users
Customizing the Server Invitation Email
You can use Server Preferences to add your name, email address, and a personal
introduction to the standard email message that your server can send to tell users
how to get its services. The standard message species the server’s DNS name and
explains the services that the server provides. Recipients who have Mac OS X v10.6
Snow Leopard can click a button in the email to automatically set up their Macs to get
services from your server.
You can select an option to send the email when you import users or a group of users.
The server sends the invitation to email addresses that already exist in the imported
user accounts. The server doesn’t send the invitation to an imported user account that
doesn’t contain an email address.
You can also send the invitation email manually. For information, open Server
Preferences and then use the Help menu.
To customize the email sent to newly imported user accounts:
1 In the Users pane of Server Preferences, click the Action (gear) button and choose Email
Message Settings from the pop-up menu.
2 Enter the sender’s name and email address in the Administrator Full Name eld and the
Administrator Email eld.
3 Optionally enter a personal message in the Invitation eld.
If you don’t see an Invitation eld, your server isn’t connected to a directory server.
See “Connecting Your Server to a Directory Server” on page 71.